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Program Management and Product Launch Engagement
Client — $4 billion Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
Improvement Opportunity
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Company seeking redesign of program management, including product planning, design, development, and program launch
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Organizational structure, performance management, program planning, program scheduling, quoting, management of open issues, engineering changes, corrective actions, and document management were addressed.
Approach
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Performed multi-industry "best practices" study
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Mapped and analyzed current processes and practices
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Analyzed gaps between "best practices" and current processes and activities
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Designed and implemented targeted "quick fixes"
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Developed "future state" processes and implementation plan
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Assessed and incorporated enabling technology options into design and implementation plan
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Assisted with implementation
Results
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Standardized program management process deployed across business units
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Reduced program management costs, cycle time, internally driven engineering changes, tracking, and program "resource balancing" and flexibility across programs and business units
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